University of California San Francisco

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award NIH/NHLBI 2024/2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award American Heart Association 2024
UCSF Dean's Prize in Long-Term Research UCSF School of Medicine 2021
Robert Hye Memorial Award for Best Trainee Presentation Western Vascular Society 2021
First Place Poster in Basic Science Research American College of Surgeons, Medical Student Program, Clinical Congress 2019
Best Quick Shot Presentation UCSF Department of Surgery Resident Research Symposium 2019
AATS Summer Scholar Award American Association of Thoracic Surgery / Scanlan Family 2018
Looking to the Future Award Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
UCSF Department of Surgery Integrated Vascular Surgery 7/2028
UCSF School of Medicine MD Medicine 05/2021
Dartmouth College AB 06/2016

Publications

  • Liu IH, El Khoury R, Wu B, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Conte MS. Presenting limb severity is associated with long-term outcomes after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2023 04; 77(4):1137-1146.e3. View in PubMed
  • Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, El Khoury R, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM. Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with hemodynamic change and major amputation after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Dec; 76(6):1688-1697.e3. View in PubMed
  • Woodford C, El Khoury R, Ramirez JL, Liu IH, Lancaster EM, Nacario J, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Iannuzzi JC, Conte MS. Capturing the complexity of open abdominal aortic surgery in the endovascular era. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Dec; 76(6):1520-1526. View in PubMed
  • El Khoury R, Wu B, Kupiec-Weglinski SA, Liu IH, Edwards CT, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Schneider PA, Conte MS. Limb-based patency as a measure of effective revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2022 10; 76(4):997-1005.e2. View in PubMed
  • Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM. Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with the risk of major amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2022 01; 75(1):270-278.e3. View in PubMed

In the News

Department of Surgery Welcomes New Vascular Surgery Resident on Match Day 2021
March, 19, 2021 | UCSF Department of Surgery

Grants and Funding

  • Cardiometabolic disease and vascular aging: Klotho regulation of medial arterial calcification | NIH | 2024-09-01 - 2026-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Diabetes and vascular aging: Klotho regulation of medial arterial calcification | American Heart Association | 2024-07-01 - 2024-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 15
  1. Relevance of BEST-CLI trial endpoints in a tertiary care limb preservation program.
    Liu IH, El Khoury R, Hiramoto JS, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Vartanian SM, Conte MS| | PubMed
  2. Descending thoracic aortic mural ulceration is associated with postoperative spinal cord ischemia after branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
    Huynh C, Liu I, Sommer A, Menke L, Reilly L, Gasper W, Hiramoto J| | PubMed
  3. Iliac artery calcification score stratifies mortality risk estimation in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia undergoing revascularization.
    Huynh C, Liu I, El Khoury R, Zhou B, Braun H, Conte MS, Hiramoto J| | PubMed
  4. Presenting limb severity is associated with long-term outcomes after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
    Liu IH, El Khoury R, Wu B, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Conte MS| | PubMed
  5. Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with hemodynamic change and major amputation after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
    Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, El Khoury R, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM| | PubMed
  6. Capturing the complexity of open abdominal aortic surgery in the endovascular era.
    Woodford C, El Khoury R, Ramirez JL, Liu IH, Lancaster EM, Nacario J, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Iannuzzi JC, Conte MS| | PubMed
  7. Limb-based patency as a measure of effective revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
    El Khoury R, Wu B, Kupiec-Weglinski SA, Liu IH, Edwards CT, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Schneider PA, Conte MS| | PubMed
  8. Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with the risk of major amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
    Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM| | PubMed
  9. Retransplantation After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Data from the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study.
    Braun HJ, Grab JD, Dodge JL, Syed SM, Roll GR, Schwab MP, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL| | PubMed
  10. Live Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Impact of Share 35 on Live Donor Utilization.
    Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Schwab ME, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Stock PG, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Ascher NL| | PubMed
  11. Utility of a Simplified Iliac Artery Calcium Scoring System to Guide Perioperative Management for Renal Transplantation.
    Werlin EC, Braun HJ, Walker JP, Freise JE, Amara D, Liu IH, Mello A, Tavakol M, Stock PG, Hiramoto JS| | PubMed
  12. Long-term Lower Extremity and Cardiovascular Complications after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant.
    Amara D, Braun HJ, Shui AM, Sorrentino T, Ramirez JL, Lin J, Liu IH, Mello A, Stock PG, Hiramoto JS| | PubMed
  13. Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment.
    Neal JT, Li X, Zhu J, Giangarra V, Grzeskowiak CL, Ju J, Liu IH, Chiou SH, Salahudeen AA, Smith AR, Deutsch BC, Liao L, Zemek AJ, Zhao F, Karlsson K, Schultz LM, Metzner TJ, Nadauld LD, Tseng YY, Alkhairy S, Oh C, Keskula P, Mendoza-Villanueva D, De La Vega FM, Kunz PL, Liao JC, Leppert JT, Sunwoo JB, Sabatti C, Boehm JS, Hahn WC, Zheng GXY, Davis MM, Kuo CJ| | PubMed
  14. Biologics in gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
    Liu IH, Kunz PL| | PubMed
  15. DNA-repair defects in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and potential clinical applications.
    Liu IH, Ford JM, Kunz PL| | PubMed